Emails between Donald Duckworth and LA City re Westchester BID 2015

Fwd: Westchester BID Needs City Attorney Help

Subject: Fwd: Westchester BID Needs City Attorney Help
From: Donald Duckworth <duckworth.donald@gmail.com>

Date: 07/23/2015 03:46 PM

To: Miki Payne2 <miki@hbdrollinger.com>, Laurie Hughes
<lhughes@gatewaytola.org>, Peter Abaskharon <33648@lapd.lacity.org>, Eden
Garcia-Balis <ebalis@airportmarina.org>, Ruben Garcia
<33236@lapd.lacity.org>, Nicole Alberca <nicole.alberca@lapd.lacity.org>,
michael.damodio@interstatehotels.com, Edgar Saenz
< Edgar.Allen.Saenz@gmail.com>

BCC: Donald R Duckworth <duckworth.donald@gmail.com>,
dhoffman@airportmarina.org

Capri is great. A meeting with her might help us find a viable future solution.
(Last time I saw her, she said: "Just call anytime we can help with anything
whatsoever.")

-Forwarded message-

From: Donald Duckworth < duckworth.donald@qmail.com >

Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 3:39 PM

Subject: Westchester BID Needs City Attorney Help

To: Capri Maddox < Capri .Maddox@lacitv.org >

It seems like the Westchester BID (and its "sister BID," The Gateway to LA BID)
could benefit from a meeting with you or the appropriate person in the City
Attorney's Office to discuss homeless services issues.

We have convened a task force for the purpose of "increasing the efficiency and
effectiveness with which we address homeless service needs." Let's at least use
the resources that we are devoting to provide services in the best way possible.

The task force includes our wonderful LAPD team (SLO Pete Abaskharon, SLO
Ruben Garcia, and Pacific Division Commanding Officer Nichole Alberca); both
Pastors from the Venice 4 Square Church (Mr. and Mrs. Weller) who have been
quite effective in placing individuals in need in appropriate housing;
representatives from both BIDs; the Executive Director and Clinical Director for
the Airport Marina Counseling Service; and, selected community
representatives. We met earlier this week with County Mental Health
Department representatives. Our focus was on how to better use the
conservatorship process to interrupt the revolving door that channels individuals
who are in obvious need of care back onto our public streets. (I'm certain you
know the story well.)

One of the conclusions that we reached was that maybe the real solution lies in
legislating a new legal tool that will assist LAPD and others. Of course City

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08/15/2018 09:54 AM

Fwd: Westchester BID Needs City Attorney Help

Attorney Mike Feuer and his office are widely known for effective outside the box
solutions to improve our community. So we'd like to meet with your office as
soon as possible. What do you think?

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